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ADAO Statement: AS CORPORATIONS LIKE JOHNSON & JOHNSON FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM ASBESTOS CONGRESS MUST DEMAND MORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 AS CORPORATIONS LIKE JOHNSON & JOHNSON FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM ASBESTOS CONGRESS MUST DEMAND MORE Asbestos Advocacy Organization Urges Congress to Pass Legislation in the Face of Corporate [...]
2019 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Year in Review
2019 Year-In-Review 2018 Year-In-Review 2017 Year-In-Review 2016 Year-In-Review 2015 Year-In-Review 2014 Year-In-Review 2013 Year-In-Review 2012 Year-In-Review 2011 Year-In-Review 2010 Year-In-Review Posted on December 6, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest non-profit in the [...]
Dr. Raja Flores Held a Successful Educational Event on Asbestos Dangers, Treatment, and Prevention at the Mount Sinai Hospital
Posted on November 30, 2019 On November 18, Dr. Raja Flores, a professor and Chair of Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) held the [...]
Five Wins in Five Days: Landmark Steps Forward for Asbestos-Caused Disease Prevention and Policy Efforts
Posted on November 30, 2019 We are incredibly honored to share the news of five recent wins for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) that occurred over the course of just one week. We would [...]
Largest Russian Asbestos Mine Minimizes the Dangers of Asbestos. ADAO Reiterates the Facts: Asbestos is Deadly
Posted on November 25, 2019 Last week, CISVISION published a study by a lobbying group, the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), claiming that there have not been [...]
Philadelphia School Teacher with Mesothelioma Shares Her Story on Good Morning America
Posted on November 25, 2019 The Asbestos Awareness Disease Organization (ADAO) applauds Philadelphia teacher Lea DiRusso for appearing on Good Morning America on November 21 to discuss her diagnosis of asbestos-caused mesothelioma. DiRusso bravely shared [...]
From Strength to Strength. The Bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act Moves on to the U.S. House of Representatives for a Floor Vote
H.R. 1603 Manager's Amendment Posted on November 21, 2019 The bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (H.R. 1603) has cleared a critical milestone in the U.S. House of Representatives and now [...]
ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT OF 2019 (ARBAN) WINS BIPARTISAN APPROVAL IN ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE
H.R. 1603 Manager's Amendment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 19, 2019 ASBESTOS BILL WINS BIPARTISAN APPROVAL IN HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Bicameral Bill to Ban Asbestos Importation and Use Within One Year of EnactmentAdvances [...]
The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act to be Marked Up in Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
This blog is dedicated in loving memory of our dear friend and colleague, Ann Strickland, who worked to uphold the laws and regulations enacted to protect public health and our environment. Posted on Monday, November [...]
Statement From the President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization on the Court’s Denial of EPA’s Motion to Dismiss
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2019 STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION ON THE COURT’S DENIAL OF EPA’S MOTION TO DISMISS ADAO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CHALLENGE OF EPA’S REFUSAL TO REQUIRE [...]